NH news from around the web - Updated 4/18

Updated 4/18

NH offender arrested again in Indiana using FacebookJustus, who was convicted in New Hampshire on three felony counts of sexual assault in 1993, completed an Indiana sex-offender registration form in April 2011 and was told he needed to delete any existing accounts with social networking sites that allow children.

Harvard researcher Madras presents national youth drug use trends at Dartmouth Although 50 percent of Americans are currently in favor of the legalization of marijuana, Madras views this stance as part of a continuing cycle in how drugs are viewed in the United States, she said. Drug use is first met with “social tolerance” but eventually leads to resistance when “the cost and consequence rise to a point where there is a vast movement to try to restrain unfettered access and use,” she said.

Prolific inventor Dean Kamen unafraid to fail or be challengedWhat Kamen has accomplished is unbelievable. He holds more than 440 U.S. and foreign patents. While still in college, he invented the first wearable drug infusion pump. But the accomplishment for which he is most proud is starting FIRST — For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology— which is best known for running an annual robotics competition that has involved more than 1 million students from more than 50 countries.

The move to developing a socially and environmentally responsible egg farm wasn't easy for Pete & Gerry's, which has been in the egg game since the late1800s. It was, however, their only hope for survival. When, in the 1990s, new technology allowed larger farms to ramp up production on regular farm-fresh eggs at a rapid pace, Pete & Gerry's was almost left behind. Instead, the company decided to evolve into an organic and natural company. Two decades later, the company sells more than 180 million organic eggs a year.

NH surgeons draw second highest pay in the nationThe annual average pay for Michigan surgeons is $251,060, according to newly released figures from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. New Hampshire is a close second, with its surgeons earning an average of $250,320 per year.